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 November 11, 2025 Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives Office of the Governor, Beriah Magoffin: Governor's Official Correspondence File, Petitions for Pardons and Remissions, 1859-1862 KYR-0001-020-0515 MG18-301

Green County, Kentucky Green County, Kentucky 1861-01-14 Correspondence English Version 1 of page "2": Changes to page transcript. Version 0 of page "2": Empty transcript -- probably initial upload of page facsimile. Version 1 of page "1": Changes to page transcript. Version 0 of page "1": Empty transcript -- probably initial upload of page facsimile.
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Green County Kty January the, 14th 1861 --

Dear Friend you Requested me to Rite to you Respeting my case Now Sir I do think it is a Straing thing to me why Mr Towls and Mr Spencer has Failed to attend to the mater For me as I had Boath thare Faithfull promis to me that theay ^woud^ attend to it But I Suppose the Reason was That the States attorny Give up his Claim a Gainst me in Riting and assiand his name to it and I have it Now in my in my pocket when he Done that theay Said theay Did not think I Ever woul hear of it a Gain Now Doctor I Dipend on you and my worthy Friend Doctor Wolten to attend to ^the^ Busness For me For I have Nothing to Throw a way For you know that I have a har time to Seport my Family For I am yet a Cripple in my leg yet in a Great Degree and has No help But some Girls For the matter at First was Gotten up threw Spite and Malis and By har swaring as For my keeping a tipling house or Gambling Never at No time my wife is Now Forty years old and Never has seen a gGame of Cards play in her life Nor my Family Now my Friend Dont neglect this matter atoend it as soon as posable and send me a letter to monroe post Office and I want you to well acquaint Mr. Magoffin of my Suitatain I had Confidence in him and Done all I could to help him in his Election and I have yet Confidence in him that he will Give me his aid in this matter your with Respect

John. D. Williams

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To Dr -- Daniel -- P. White